flanders

[TapItGood]

sorry i ordered the wlp655 and not the wyeast. i know its not the same i just was tired when i posted the first time.

OMG. I had a Monk's Cafe last night, so good!! I would buy a couple of the Roselare if available!

What is the best temp to age a Flanders?

[Brandon]

sorry i ordered the wlp655 and not the wyeast. i know its not the same i just was tired when i posted the first time.

well then you are screwed

[Tom from Raleigh]

OMG. I had a Monk's Cafe last night, so good!! I would buy a couple of the Roselare if available!

What is the best temp to age a Flanders?

Flanders reds rock.

I would age at Flanders at 65 to 68. JZ said keeping the temp steady was key. It was OK if the room fluctuated over the course of a year, but big swings during the day would be bad for the microherd.

[Chupa LaHomebrew]

I haven't brewed with that 655, but me and Aquariumdrinker brewed a Flanders with roselaire as the primary fermenter. It is in the secondary, at about 5 months old and it is definitely not overly sour or horsey. It needs to pick up a little more sourness before bottling.

I think you can probably get a good flanders out of using that 655 if your grain bill is right. What you might get is a little cleaner sourness without as much acetic acid.

If I were using 655, I would probably start with a neutral ale yeast and then pitch that in secondary. I know a guy that makes amazing lambics and that is how he does it all the time. You might not need to blend it with another beer.

[HopRunner]

+1 on no starter for the blends as it tweaks the percentages.

We will be releasing the Roeselare again this spring and I am trying to talk the folks upstairs to put it on full time.

Anyone know if the Roeselare 3763 has been released this year?

[oldsock]

Anyone know if the Roeselare 3763 has been released this year?

It is part of the April - June VSS series, so if it isn't in stores yet it will be soon. The other two are also funky, Brett C, and a "Trappist" blend with Brett (which must be Orval based).

I love Roeselare, but I think it benefits from the dregs from a few bottles of sour beer. It just isn't sour/funky enough for me, even when used in primary.

[Stewbacca]

I just ordered some Roselare from NB today....

[HopRunner]

I just ordered some Roselare from NB today....

Thanks for the heads up!

I wonder how the Roselare compares with White Labs Belgian Sour Mix I? I might have to do two batches to find out. My local HBS only carries White Labs product for liquid yeast which is a bummer because I would like access to all the yeast available without having to mail order.

I wonder how long the Roselare blend lasts? Maybe I will order a few packages and stash some in the fridge.